e Hamas terrorist organization issued a fiery statement Thursday morning condemning Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for visiting the Temple Mount—Judaism’s holiest site and the location of the Al-Aqsa compound. But beyond condemnation, Hamas took a more ominous step: it openly called for terror attacks by “revolutionary youth” in Judea and Samaria.
“We call on our Palestinian people and revolutionary youth… to intensify their resistance,” the group declared, following Ben Gvir’s peaceful visit to the site.
This is not political rhetoric—it is incitement to violence.
The Real Provocation: Hamas Calls for Bloodshed
While Hamas labeled Ben Gvir’s brief, non-violent visit as a “storming” and “genocidal escalation,” it is Hamas that openly glorifies murder, kidnappings, and the October 7 massacre that ignited the current war. The real goal of their statement is clear: to rally young terrorists to attack Israeli civilians and soldiers, particularly in Judea and Samaria—areas that have seen a sharp increase in Hamas-backed violence since the start of the war.
“This is standard Hamas playbook,” said an Israeli security official. “Fabricate outrage, weaponize religion, then call for murder.”
Ben Gvir’s visit involved no incitement, no violence, and no disruption—only a Jewish minister walking on a site sacred to his faith. The outrage stems not from what he did, but from who he is: a Jew exercising sovereignty in Jerusalem.
“Judaizing” the Temple Mount? That’s History
Hamas accused Israel of trying to “Judaize Al-Aqsa”—a term that betrays their real position: that Jews have no right to their own holiest site, in their own capital. But historical, religious, and archaeological facts show that the Temple Mount has been the spiritual heart of Judaism for over 3,000 years, centuries before Islam even existed.
Accusing Jews of “Judaizing” the Temple Mount is as absurd as accusing Christians of “Christianizing” the Vatican. It’s a propaganda tool used to delegitimize Jewish history and justify religious violence.
A Call to Terror That Cannot Be Ignored
Hamas’s statement isn’t just a press release—it’s a call to war. Its words are designed to spark a new wave of lone-wolf stabbings, shootings, and car rammings. Israeli defense officials are now on high alert in Judea and Samaria, where Hamas cells have become increasingly emboldened by international silence.
“When Hamas speaks, people die,” warned a senior IDF official. “We take these threats seriously—and we will respond accordingly.”
Religious Freedom Is Not a Crime
Ben Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount was lawful, peaceful, and entirely within the rights of an Israeli citizen and minister. The only “escalation” here is Hamas turning a Jewish prayer walk into a call for jihad.
The world must stop indulging the fiction that visiting a holy site is violence, and that inciting terror is “resistance.” If peace is ever to come to this region, it will not be through appeasing Hamas—but by confronting its lies, rejecting its terror, and defending the truth.
